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  • Chapter 6: Assessment › Critiques and Oral Assessments › Characteristics of Effective Questions

    Characteristics of Effective Questions The instructor should devise and write pertinent questions…

  • Chapter 6: Assessment › Critiques and Oral Assessments › Written Critique

    Individual Learner Critique by Another Learner The instructor may require another learner to present the entire assessment. A variation is for the instructor to ask a number of learners questions about the manner and quality of performance. Discussion ... performance and of the assessment can often allow the group to accept more ownership of the ideas expressed. As with all assessments incorporating learner participation, it is important that the instructor maintain firm control over the process. Self-Critique…

  • Chapter 6: Assessment › Assessment Terminology

    other words, the authentic assessment requires the learner to exhibit in-depth knowledge by generating a solution instead of merely choosing a response. In authentic assessment, there are specific performance criteria, or standards, that learners know in advance ... actual assessment. The terms “criteria/criterion” and “standard” are often used interchangeably. They refer to the characteristics that define acceptable performance on a task. Another term used in association with authentic assessment is “rubric.” A rubric is a guide used…

  • Chapter 9: Techniques of Flight Instruction › Assessment of Piloting Ability › Postflight Evaluation

    Postflight Evaluation In assessing piloting ability, it is important for the flight instructor to keep the learner informed of progress. This may be done as each procedure or maneuver is completed or summarized during postflight critiques. Postflight critiques should ... elements in which the deficiencies were believed to have originated and, if possible, suggested appropriate corrective measures. Traditional assessment depends on a grading scale of “excellent, good, fair, poor” or “exceeds standards, meets standards, needs more training” which often meets…

  • Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Assessing SRM Skills

    required for the safe completion of the flight. ⦁ Not Observed—any event not accomplished or required. Postflight, collaborative assessment or learner centered grading (LCG) also discussed in Chapter 6, Assessment, is a vital component of assessing a learner ... skills. As a reminder, collaborative assessment includes two parts: learner self-assessment and a detailed assessment by the flight instructor. The purpose of the self-assessment is to stimulate growth in the learner’s thought processes and, in turn, behaviors…

  • CHAPTER 4. FLIGHT REVIEW › 4.3 Planning and Recording the Review › 4.3.5 Review of Maneuvers and Procedures

    wish to prepare a preliminary plan of action for the flight review based on an interview or other assessment of the pilot’s qualifications and skills. See Appendix D for suggested interview questions. Appendix D provides a sample flight instructor ... maneuvers to the pilot taking the review. For example, this may include a cross-country flight to another airport with maneuvers accomplished while en route. It could also include a period of simulated instrument flight time. The flight instructor should…